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AL7 1HA

Haldens · Welwyn Hatfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Haldens
Local authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield
Postcode district
AL7
Postcode sector
AL7 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
AL7 1BA 56 m
AL7 1AJ 97 m
AL7 1WX 121 m
AL7 1EP 137 m
AL7 1GU 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
AL7 1HA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
AL
Postcode district
AL7
Postcode sector
AL7 1
Latitude
51.805154
Longitude
-0.188827
British National Grid easting
524,971
British National Grid northing
213,385

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Welwyn Hatfield · E07000241
Electoral ward
Haldens · E05011059
Parish or community
E43000083
Westminster constituency
Welwyn Hatfield · E14001573
Output area
E00121425
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 004A · E01023912
Middle layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 004 · E02004983

Postcode source versions

Explore AL7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
25
Secondary
3

  1. Panshanger Primary School

    Community school

    556 m

  2. Ridgeway Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    752 m

  3. The Holy Family Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    898 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,141
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,049
  • Shoplifting 564
  • Anti social behaviour 487
  • Public order 198
  • Criminal damage and arson 193

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
AL7 1 residents
6,594

Age bands in AL7 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

1,195 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

656 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.7%

2,040 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.9%

1,537 residents

Age 65 and over
15.6%

1,006 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • PEARTREE LANE SURGERY

    110 PEARTREE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3UJ

    ODS code E82040

    1.1 km

  • THE GARDEN CITY PRACTICE

    BIRDCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6EH

    ODS code E82041

    1.7 km

  • HALL GROVE GROUP PRACTICE

    4 HALL GROVE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4PL

    ODS code E82062

    1.8 km

  • SPRING HOUSE HEALTH

    SPRING HOUSE SITE, ASCOTS LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4HL

    ODS code Y02639

    2.5 km

  • BRIDGE COTTAGE SURGERY

    41 HIGH STREET, WELWYN, AL6 9EF

    ODS code E82019

    3.3 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Mundells

    BCT · Panshanger

    0.1 miles

  • Brownfields

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.1 miles

  • The Moors

    BCT · Panshanger

    0.2 miles

  • Business Parks North

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.2 miles

  • Business Parks South

    BCT · Welwyn Garden City

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Welwyn Hatfield 004A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,623 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 3 secondary schools. Panshanger Primary School is the nearest published school at 556 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

3,141 published events cover 12 months, averaging 261.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,049 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.